About Conscious Stories

The first thing people ask me is, "Why do you write kids books"? or "How did you get started in this"? My answer is simple. I wrote a poem that needed some pictures and asked my friend to draw them. The book is called A Little Light. I was amazed to see how a colorful picture book brought to life some of the detailed psychological and spiritual understanding that I'd had spent years studying. When I showed it to my therapy clients many of them said, "I wish I had this when I was younger. It would have saved me many years of painful misunderstanding". I realized it is better to help parents nurture the spirituality of their children before their attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors are fully formed, and hopefully the next generation will not need to repeat the same painful path that so many of us had to. Conscious Stories are a collection of stories with wise and lovable characters who teach core life values to your children. Each of the books invites its readers to engage in mindfulness practices, beginning with Snuggle Breathing, which helps parents and children alike to share an experience of relaxation, presence and connection to each other and to the story. Each story ends with reflective activities and exercises to help children assimilate the lessons the stories have presented. Because the last 20 minutes of each day are precious, these books use this important time to help children and parents grow consciously together in mind, body and spirit.Read their story